Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-07-01
Is the Number that Assembled
in Fort Worth Yesterday
at the Grand Rally.
twenty Times Larger Than Any Con-
yention /. Had in Texas The
Grounds ard Speeches.
Grand Prohibition Love Feast in the
City Yesterday Evening, Where the
Programme was determined.
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rFEr o'pAY BOYS

rEEP O'DAY BOYS
Yesterday morning at an early houl
ourc.'v was es'ir and the members Of the
reception committee were on The alert fol
the passengers AID delegates on the in.
coming trains The hotel rotundas and
sidewalks were soon fled with multi
tude OF citizens bearing upon their
breasts the badges of the prohibition
army Crowds swayed and jOstled each
other IN good naturad confusion as each
group and association struggled to in
dulge in Gny sort of lOcomotion.
Carriages bringing more delegates
hurried hither and yon and as
each new confederation arrived they lost
themselves in the mass of mortsIs al
ready in attendance. About $50 the
banks and a number of business houses
closed and carriages formed in line
taking the speakers to the foot Of Main
street from whence started the parade.
About 10 a. m. the order wss given and
the procession formed and marched up
Main street which, with others, was
tastefulIy decorated with hsgs and hunt
ing
TEE PARADE.
The procession was led by mounted Of
dcers and msrshals in Gay and gaudy
sashes, city police, sheriffs, and these
were followed by the magnificent Itascs
Bsnd mounted on the hook and ladder
trucks. Following these was the City
Fire Department with their engines and
hose carts festively dCcorated behind
these came the hacks with the speakers
and distinguished citizens, followed by
private carriages, Omnibuses and other
vehicles that crowded through the lined
streets Then came the sturdy
infantry marching in solid phalanx
and filing the streets for many blocks
Then the carriages standing on the side
streets fled in, then more tCOtmen and
carriages, another band and more foot
and horse, and more, and more, and
more, until the eyes, weari3d Of watch
Ing, turned for relief to the ground. On
they came, receiving recruits and acCes-
siOls on every corner and at every turn,
until procession two miles in length was
on It's way 10 the grounds selected. Co.
ing across the river and turning
angles through fields afforded
fuL view OF the procession
eld showed It's magnitude. but
This was somewhat leSssneG by g com
SIr.adg assembled on the grounds filing
every Nook and corner. Indeed, it might
De truthfullY said that "the woods were
fuI Of them Hundreds were scattered
mere ard there and hundreds more came
pouring in until the vast grounds were
filled with g SETTLING mass of humanity,
al in ent upon hearing, seeing and being
heard and seen.
TIM. Gpor-NDS
me grounds selected for the occasion
were most suitable. In a dense woods
where tall, outrageous trees spread
their protecting branches overhead, and
warded of the fierce rays of the sun,
spot was chosen. The thick underbrush
was cut and hauled away to q distance or
piled in mountains around the outskirts,
beyond which lay again the stately forests
ia primeyal purity, unprCfaned by the
wOCdman's ak. Within the cleared pre-
Cincts everything was cool, shady
snd inviting, where the thou
sands rOamed at will; without
the dense, impenctrable thicket lay,
meet RENDEZVOUS for lost Pan in his wan
derings, or suggesting the tabled groves
that fringed those portals which led to
where the gnomes held subterranean
carnival. Every obstruction was re
moved from the beautiful shaded park,
through which booths and tents glinUed,
and people stTolled. There was an ar
tesian well 200 and odd feet deep sunk
for the occasion by our enterprising fell
low townsman, Captain Sam Evans, to
whose goodness is also due the magical
conversion of the forest into d
beautiful park. Pipes led from the well
in various directions to carrying drink
for the thirsty TO barrels, ice-tllied, and
situated 81 intervals all through the
grounds. The grand stand was erected
in & spot where the shade was perfect,
where not s ray Of sunlight feCked the
ground, and IN front of this seats for three
thousand people we're arranged in close
proximity. Beyond this the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union had erected
an ice cream booth where vast number
repaired to regale themselves
upon the SaCChsrine, sucCulent frigid-
ity handed cut by the fair
ladies' Ice cold lemonade was also served
81 the same place and the tables scatter
ed around we're well pstronized by the
young folks who sought 8 quiet seat and
3 cool retreat in which to talk, cast love
looks and, msyhap, tell the sold, old
story" In other parts of the ground
were number of booths where ell sorts
Of temperance drinks and cigars could be
Obt5iued, sud when we consider the
crowd that continued around, it must be
conceded that they did 8 thriving bust
ness. Near the entrance, magnificent
booth and special dinner grounds
had been prepared by the
management of the Southwest, and
al around in choice spots, families and
friends clustered 10 talk snd listen, or
discuss the tOOthsome provender pre-
pared and brought in profusion of boxes
and baskets by the good lsdies who at
tended. There wsS plenty for al at any
time during the day, and a magnificent
baEbecue dinner later on, Of which more
will De said later.
FREE ICED TEA.
One OF the best pauoniZed institutions
on the grounds was the booth erected by
The generous management of the Fort
Worth Grocer Co., where iced tea
the famous He-No hrand-was distilled
and drank by the thirsty multitude A
lea kettle capable of holding 1900
gallons, aud heated by afurnsce, was kept
IN coDsua use, and ct g fair estimate
about $500 gallons Of tea were consumed